Date Posted: 5/12/2007

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Campbell finished 13th after Saturday’s final round of the NCAA West Regional women’s golf championship at Entrada at Snow Canyon. Oklahoma State and Stanford tied for team honors, while the top eight schools in the 21-team field, plus the top two individuals earned a berth in the NCAA Championship, May 22-25 at Daytona Beach, Fla.

Campbell finished the event at 922 strokes following Saturday’s 309. Eighth-place New Mexico gained the final national tournament berth with a 908, one stroke better than San Jose State. Oklahoma State and Stanford both finished at 874 on the par-71 Entrada at Snow Canyon layout, while third-place Arizona State was two strokes behind.

Pernilla Lindberg of Oklahoma State won individual honors by five strokes, carding a 7-under 206 (68-68-70) in the 54-hole event. Anna Nordqvist of Arizona State produced Saturday’s low round of four-under 67 to finish second at even-par 213.

Kay Hoey of Long Beach State, who tied for 10th at 220, and Kelly Nakashima of Idaho, who tied for 15th-place at 222 strokes, earned the two individual qualifying spots in the NCAA Championship.

Campbell junior Maite Ortiz de Pinedo was the team’s low individual, tying for 34th-place at 14-over 227 (73-77-77). Senior Alejandra Shaw, the two-time Atlantic Sun player of the year and conference tournament champion, closed out her collegiate career by tying for 37th place (78-73-77—228).

Camel freshmen Belen Diaz Cisneros and Mary Mattson tied for 58th place (234 strokes) in the 108-player field. Junior Emily Simpson tied for 98th (91-79-82—252).

Campbell was making its 10th NCAA regional appearance in the last 11 years and 13th in the 16-year tenure of head coach John Crooks. CU won five tournaments during the 2006-07 season, including its record eighth Atlantic Sun Conference title.

NCAA West Regional
Entrada at Snow Canyon CC / St. George, Utah
May 10-12, 2007 / Par 71, 6234 Yards

Final Team Results (Top 8 qualify for NCAA Championship): T1. Oklahoma State 291-290-293—874, T1. Stanford 287-300-287—874, 3. Arizona State 294-296-286—876, 4. Denver 299-306—286—891, T5. Brigham Young 291-311-296—898, T5. Cal-Irvine 295-302-301—898, 7. Pepperdine 301-299-299—899, 8. New Mexico 298-312-298—908, 9. San Jose State 308-305-296—909, 10. Florida 309-304-297—910, 11. Washington State 301-309-303—913, 12. Idaho 308-309-301—918, 13. Campbell 305-308-309—922, 14. Hawaii 313-306-317—936, 15. Nebraska 328-309-314—951, 16. Sacramento State 318-318-316—952, 17. UNLV 319-310-325—954, 18. San Francisco 310-316-329—955, 19. California 321-307-329—957, 20. Columbia 335-310-324—969, 21. Memphis 320-312-343—975.

Final Individual Leaders: 1. Pernilla Lindberg (Oklahoma State) 68-68-70—206, 2. Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) 72-74-67—213, T3. Mari Chun (Stanford) 73-72-69—214, T3. Rachel Newren (BYU) 72-73-69—214, 5. Misun Cho (Pepperdine) 71-70-75—216.

Related Links:
 • Complete coverage at GoCamels.com
 • NCAA West Region Results